The Keltic Dreams
The Keltic Dreams are an Irish dancing troupe based in PS 059 (The Community School of Technology) in the Bronx, New York City.[1] They are led by Dublin-raised Caroline Duggan, who moved to New York after graduating from Trinity College, Dublin to become a music teacher.[2][3] The troupe consists of boys and girls ages between 7-11 in elementary school.[4] They have performed for the senator of Newark, on The Late Late Show in Ireland,[5] the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade,[6] and the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Queens, New York City.[7] They have performed in Chicago and Boston as well.[1]
Local boxing events were held to help raise funding to send the troupe to perform in Ireland in 2007.[8] They also received $33,000 from the American-Ireland fund and $10,000 from John McColgan, the producer of Riverdance and The Pirate Queen, pieces from which the group often performs. A documentary about the group, , has been broadcast on Showtime in the US. In Ireland, they performed at Dublin's St. Stephen's Green shopping center and for Irish President Mary McAleese, whom they also presented with a pair of Irish dancing hard shoes.[citation needed]
They were the recipient of the first "Building Bridges" award at the Irish Connections Festival near Boston in June 2006.[9] The award honors an individual representing the spirit of the festival in exploring connections between ethnic communities in the United States.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wallace, Kelly. "An Unlikely Irish Troupe From The Bronx", CBS, 17 March 2009.
- ^ "The Keltic Dreams - an Unusual Irish dance troupe". DogoNews. 2008-03-15. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ "Riverdance and teacher's accent led group to step it out Irish-style". The Irish Times. 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ Gewertz, Daniel (9 June 2006). "Cover story; You don't have to be Irish ... to love this Celtic festival". Boston Herald. p. E4.
- ^ "RTÉ Television: The Late Late Show".
- ^ Gootman, Elissa (2008-03-14). "For Bronx School's Dancers, the Moves Are Irish". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ "St. Patrick's Day Parade in Queens - Woodside and Sunnyside". Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ ""Irish" Andy Lee on "Erin Go Brawl" PPV Duddy-Bonsante headlines St. Patrick's Day Eve show at MSG". 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ "Irish Dancers step out for Donors". Retrieved 2008-04-06.
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